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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Giveaway! and Stash Report Week 26

Last week's stash report passed me by while I was back in Indiana. In anticipation of the task of going through yet more of Grandma's things, uggh, I treated myself to 3 yards of fabric from Connecting Threads' sale page. And, since there is so much fabric in my house, I decided to share it with a lucky winner. Details on the giveaway are at the end of this post.

While in Indiana my good friend Beth came by to look at some stuff and guess what. She brought me a bag of cotton scraps! Beth is a draper at the Indiana Reperatory Theatre and a wedding designer (check out her website). She says that in her designing and her job at the theatre lots of scraps get created.

This stack, that I spent a morning pressing, equals about 5 yards. It's all great stuff - Michael Miller dots, Free Spirit, Anna Marie Horner, Heather Bailey, a little Amy Butler. Since they're from clothing projects, most of the scraps are oddly shaped. Get out the GO! Baby.

Teresa at the Green Bag Lady gave away 2 yard bundles of hand block printed organic cotton fabric from Les Indiennes. I was one of the lucky winners.

I love this medallion. It would make a great topper for the restored desk There are two on this cut.

Back to the giveaway......

This is a stack of 12 fat eights (18"x11") from Connecting Threads. I decided the polka dots on sale were too cute to resist, but, that I did not need 12 fat quarters to complete my polka dot hexie project.

To win these please leave a comment telling me on what project you last worked. For a second chance, please spread the word and leave a comment with a link to your blog post announcing the giveaway.

Rules:1. No reply bloggers will be disqualified. If you are not sure if you are a "no reply" blogger, please leave your email address in your comment.2. The giveaway is open to all, U.S. and international.3. The giveaway ends this Friday evening at 12AM US central time. The winner will be announced Saturday morning (and contacted via email).4. If the winner does not claim their prize by Monday evening, another winner will be chosen.

To this week's numbers:Shew-ee! There's an awful lot of fabric in my house!

It's always fun to get scraps from friends - sometimes those little pieces are the perfect thing for a project you're working on. I'm putting the binding on a quilt I made for my three year old grandson. It's go trucks and big heavy machinery and roads and detour signs...perfect for a busy little guy. blessings, marlene

A friend who gives you scraps -- what's better than that? And someone who gives away fabric on their blog -- that's pretty awesome too! My latest projects are quilts requested by my sister. They have a Harley Davidson theme. Motorcycles aren't my thing, and black and orange aren't my colors, but the quilts are turning out well. And I know my sister will be thrilled.

Well, I am working on a quilt for my brother and two different leader/ender projects. The brother quilt is a flimsy as of today. The back is ready. Hopefully basted for quilter either today or tomorrow. I really want it done by the end of the month. Thanks for the giveaway chance!

How generous of you - I love polka dots! I last worked on three projects (just last night). I am using my Thangles quilt as leaders and enders, I did a block for my Farmer's Wife quilt, and bad me, I started another quilt and pieced my first arc for a Bali Wedding Ring quilt by Judy Niemeyer. Thanks for the opportunity!

What a lovely stash! Geez, I wish my scraps were that nice! I have been working on a heximaniac project. It's driving me nuts. There is so much work involved! But, I got all the hexies sewn together and now I am appliqueing things. My recent blog post goes into the details :)http://amateurquilter.blogspot.com/2012/06/im-too-hexy-for-this-quilt-too-hexy-for.html Thanks for sharing!

I shared your giveaway at The One Stop giveaway shop: http://onestopgiveawayshop.blogspot.com/2012/06/farm-girl-transplanted-is-having.htmlI also shared it on my personal blog: http://amateurquilter.blogspot.com/2012/06/farm-girl-transplanted-giveaway-and.htmlGlad to have found you! Following now :)

Very cute :) I love Connecting Threads :) I am in the midst of a simple little quilt made out of Amy Butler's Lark fabrics. I worked on it before bed last night and am hoping to do a bit more tonight :)

You are so lucky to get all those yummt scraps!! It is amazing what can be made fom just tiny bits of fabric :) Love dots so fingers crossed for me! I've just basted a quilt ready to do some free motion quilting on it - wish me luck!! :)

I'm a huge sucker for polka dots. Looks like some great scraps that you inherited. I'm working my way through projects made with inherited fabrics- the current one is a freestyle red strip quilt. 1.5 in strips don't add up very quickly. erincode-at-metzlers-dot-org

Hi from a new liker--love your scrap additions and dots--and the idea of a stash report is awesome (but a little scary!)-- My last project is a scrappy log cabin for my bee--the block is nearly done and then just need to do the siggy and pop in the post :)

My last (and on going) project? A tova tank & tunic, and shorts & hats for the grandbaby. (Now, if I could only find a hat that velcro-ed to his curls, and he'd leave on, I'd be a happy Nonna!) Thanks for the chance to win.

The last project I worked on was an Australian wildflower wallhanging I'm making to send to my step-daughter who lives in Canada. I love the way its turning out but she has to wait for Christmas to see it! Lucky you with all those scraps. I love getting other people's scraps!

What lovely dotty fabrics! I have just this weekend finished my second ever quilt top, so I'm taking a moment to be very pleased with myself before I decide what to do next with my sewing time this week.

I just finished up a new bag for myself (much needed) and I'm still working on some pillows I should have finished ages ago, but the fun part is done (the quilting) and it's just less fun assembly left which is why they're still unfinished ^^

My last project was a pretty violet table runner. My current project is a 9-patch wall hanging made from patient's clothing at the hospice where I work. My NEXT project will be a vacation quilt of the trip I took with my family last winter.

This weekend I hit up my fabric scraps and made a small cloth bag (from the Green Bag Lady free pattern) and a mermaid doll. I'm almost done with a second doll using the last bit of fabric left over from the cloth bag.

How fortunate you are to have a friend who visits bearing fabric scraps! Lucky you. My latest projcect is a wall hanging I made from scraps I won back in January. I hope to get quilting on it today. Thanks for the chance at your giveaway.

I just finished a hello kitty quilt for my nearest neighbors, who is three miles away,five year old.daughter who happens to be a very gifted gospel singer. i was going to start quiltimg an angel quilt, but air conditioner went out babscorbitt@gmail.com

I too am a hexie fan, although my project is not as sweet as your polka dot ones. Mine project is a table runner...all 3/4" hexies in scrap fabrics (hopefully no two are alike). I am finishing up the back so I can start quilting it. Thanks for a great gievaway.

What great fabrics. Thanks for sharing.I just finished a patriotic quilt for Canada Day. It will drape over the seats of our car at the local Canada Day car show. Works really well as the car is also red and white. :)

I just finished my round robin quilt blocks for May and June. Late I know but I can probably come up with a good excuse if asked. I am now working on my doll quilt swap gift, have to finish the binding and then I have to do a block of the month and June will be done. Then I hope to start a new blouse and skirt for myself. Love the dots. One of my favorite fabric choices.

I just finished make 2 baby sized quilts one for my little sister and one for my best friend they are both pregnant with little boys! Next on my list to make is cloth diapers for the bestie. She is convinced that they will only be using cloth so I offered to make them for her!

My latest project was a mini quilt for a swap group on flickr, Little Quilt - Sew, Vote, Swap. Of course, I'm currently working on bow tie blocks for a swap in another flickr group. :) Thanks for the giveaway!

I am working on a baseball themed quilt for one of my great nephews and also hand quilting a small wall hanging project. I just love those dots and hope you pick me. Thank you for the chance to enter. Daisy

Congratulations on your good fortune and thank you for sharing with readers. I'm working on quilting scrappy dolly quilts for two grandnieces ... and making hexies for a GMFG quilt. alternate email mlwright29(at)hotmail(dot)com

Thank you for opening this giveaway up to international entries! My last project was a weekend quilt kit, which took me a few weekends. It was called Around The World. A gift from my mother in America while I am in Australia.

I love the dots! They are a great stash builder. The last project I worked on were two things actually. I made a stuffed doll for my son and a pillow for his room. I would love to make a quilted pillow though.

The polka dots are a great give away - good for fillers and i would love to win them. I currently have several WIP's - an Amy Butler bag, a Heather Bailey bag, and my quilted bed runner with matching curtains.

I love polka dot fabrics!! What a wonderful prize!!! :-) My current project is a pair of pillow cases with pretty little grey kitten embroidery design on them. I think I will use them in my guest room...

How wonderful! It's so very sweet of you to share these beautiful polka dots! My last project was baby bean bags for a friend having a last minute baby shower. Some of border ribbons had polka dots too. Thanks for the giveaway!

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